Crude oil prices finished 2021 with a drop but for the year, prices still posted their biggest annual gains since 2016. Oklahoma energy stocks finished with a stronger day in trading.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $1.78 to $75.21 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $1.75 to $77.78 per barrel.
West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery fell $1.78 or 2.31% to $75.21 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude futures settled down $1.75, or 2.2%, at $77.78 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
February natural gas rose 17 cents to $3.73 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Most Oklahoma energy stocks recorded gains on the last day of trading in 2021 including Cypress Environmental Partners with a nearly 8% increase in its price. Matrix Services gained nearly 7%.
Apache (APA) down 0.17 at 26.89 – change 0.63%
Cheniere (LNG) up 0.10 at 101.42 – change 0.09%
Chevron (CVX) down 0.08 at 117.35 – change 0.07%
ConocoPhillips (COP) up 0.10 at 72.18 – change 0.13%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) up 0.54 at 107.85 – change 0.50%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) up 0.07 at 8.23 – change 0.85%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) up 0.26 at 21.96 – change 1.19%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 0.35 at 88.83 – change 0.40%
ExxonMobil (XOM) up 0.40 at 61.19 – change 0.65%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) up 0.06 at 15.86 – change 0.37%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) up 0.07 at 16.42 – change 0.42%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) up 0.04 at 13.55 – change 0.29%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) up 0.02 at 28.99 – change 0.06%
Phillips 66 (PSX) up 0.01 at 72.45 – change 0.01%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 0.60 at 181.88 – change 0.33%
Valero (VLO) up 0.83 at 75.11 – change 1.11%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.28 at 88.97 – change 0.31%
CenterPoint (CNP) up 0.08 at 27.91 – change 0.28%
Entergy (ETR) up 1.01 at 112.65 – change 0.90%